Behold! Jargon Madness! After having to live with this steaming load of codswallop for the last 11 years or so, + more
Behold! Jargon Madness! After having to live with this steaming load of codswallop for the last 11 years or so, + more
What with libraries offering pole-dancing lessons and Amazon giving away books, you’ve got to wonder: is anybody out there, you know…reading? + more
It’s lonely being a logophile. For reasons still unclear to me, any word not immediately familiar to the average 12-year-old + more
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be me—and really, why wouldn’t you?—this is a pretty fair approximation. (WARNING: + more
The other day I heard someone utter “hone in on”—something we addressed here, by the way—and, for reasons still unclear + more
A longtime reader sent us this collection of cringe-inducing cover letter excerpts. Most fail at a fundamental level (basic misspelling, + more
Starbucks coffee? Meh. At its worst, it tastes like burnt toast; at its best, it tastes like mostly burnt toast. + more
I’m often asked whether my job is as glamorous as it sounds. “What’s it really like,” people ask, “to be + more
According to President Obama’s Twitter feed, even the executive branch is having to cut back: RT if you agree: Mitt + more
Feel like you’re geting the rough end of the pineapple? Don’t worry—you may yet land with your bum in the + more
My daughter told me a joke the other day: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “To.” “To who?” “To whom.” Pretty good, + more
Should dictionaries tell you how language should be used? Or should they simply report on language as it’s actually being + more
In a letter to his mother, T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) extolled the virtues of a good book: “…if + more
In honor of National Punctuation Day today (yay!), The Atlantic gathered some writers to talk about their favorite marks. If I had to choose + more
Here’s something that occasionally pops up: Is it into or in to? Into is a preposition that tells the reader + more